Westerly Yachts Ltd. Oceanranger 38

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See her sail

The Westerly Yachts Ltd. Oceanranger 38, on the water

The fleet's own footage — the truest look at how she really moves.

Footage from Berthon International

Is it for you?

Character

Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.

LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 25 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 25

CoastalBluewater

2.02 — right around the 2.0 line, the edge between coastal and offshore.

Capsize screening 2.02

LightHeavy

244 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 244

EasygoingPowered-up

15.9 — moderate power for her weight; steady, all-round performance.

Sail area / displacement 15.9

TenderStiff

42% of her weight is ballast — moderately stiff, a middle-of-the-road stability.

Ballast 42%

A balanced, easily-driven cruiser — comfortable and forgiving for coastal work.

Draws less than ~85% of boats her size on file
Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2907 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Westerly Yachts Ltd. Oceanranger 38, as the fleet has seen it

Derived from the videos the fleet has analysed of this model. ▶ marks open the moment aboard.

The Westerly Yachts Ltd. Oceanranger 38 is a masthead sloop designed by Ed Dubois and built by Westerly Yachts Ltd. and Westerly Marine Construction Ltd. between 1989 and 1999. This center cockpit sailboat, an elongated version of the Corsair II, has an LOA of 11.6 meters, a beam of 3.9 meters, a draft of 1.5 meters, and a displacement of 7212 kg.2:14 It features a fin keel with a spade rudder and was available as either a sloop or a ketch.2:32

The living fleet

Sailed by the fleet

Where the fleet has filmed this boat.

Seen once across one channel of the fleet.

Basemap © Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What they go for

Market signal

Where the fleet has seen this model come up for sale.

1seen for sale

The video is a brokerage listing for this specific motor yacht
from Berthon Internationalseen February 2025watch

From the fleet's own footage — our observed signal, not broker listings.

The record

Full specifications

The complete reference set — tap any figure to switch between metric and imperial.

Dimensions

Weights

Ballast / displacement

41.5%

Rig & sail area

Rig

Masthead Sloop

Ratios

SA / displacement

15.9

Displacement / length

244.1

Comfort ratio

25.4

Capsize screening

2.02

Hull speed

7.4 kn

Pounds / inch immersion

1392

Hull

Hull type

Fin w/spade rudder

Construction

Fiberglass

Production

Years built

1989–1999

Units built

84

Designer

Ed Dubois

Builder

Westerly Yachts Ltd

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The family

Boats like this

Nearby designs by size, type, and era — worth a look alongside her.

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